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British American Tobacco Vacancy in Nigeria for a Legal Counsel - Corporate & Commercial

May 2, 2015, 11:22 AM
Law & Legal
British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco plc (informally BAT) is a British multinational tobacco company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s five largest tobacco companies.

BAT has a market-leading position in over 50 countries and operations in around 180 countries. Its four largest-selling brands are Dunhill, Lucky Strike, Kent and Pall Mall, with others including Kool, Benson & Hedges and Rothmans.

Job Title: Legal Counsel - Corporate & Commercial

Job purpose and key deliverables
Reporting to the Senior Commercial Counsel, the job holder will provide operational and strategic legal support to the BAT business, covering commercial transactions, finance matters, company secretarial matters, contract management, legal compliance, risk management, dispute resolution, employment law, intellectual property management, and records management.

Key Accountabilities

Draft, negotiate and review contractual documentation and develop where applicable standard formats, to ensure that the Company’s interests are adequately protected.
Provide legal advice in corporate and commercial matters – contracts, corporate structuring, finance, treasury, tax & excise.
Provide legal support to BATN Foundation and act as its company secretary
Provide legal advice and support directed at supporting the achievement of the core objectives of the functions of responsibility.
The job holder will consistently engage senior management on legal issues and would be required to provide legal advice on key business initiatives.
Review, draft and advise on company policies.
Drive compliance with local laws, company policies and procedure within functions of responsibility
Ensure compliance and implementation of BAT’s records management policy.
Manage external counsel and provide active support to Tax Committee
Provide legal support to the following business functions: Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, IT, Security.

Essential requirements

A lawyer with professional legal qualifications and practical commercial legal experience of not less than 6 (six) years.
Ability to organise, prepare and deliver powerpoint presentations
Effective negotiation skills
Strong inter-personal and communication skills.
Excellent writing skills.
Ability to formulate, advise on and implement legal strategy within a multinational business context
Working knowledge of commercial law, company law and company secretarial management, finance, tax, employment law
Good commercial judgment; ability to work under pressure and with minimum supervision;
Ability to manage and direct external lawyers and consultants.